When Vandana Katariya was a child, he was told his love for sports does not deserve a girl.
So, he will slip away, look for tree branches and practice his movements, far from the eyes of elders who disagree in Roshnabad Uttarakhand Village, Report MS Nawaz & Ishita Mishra.
But Vandana found a defender when everyone wants it to drop his desire – his father.
When Nahar Singh Kataria, who has been a wrestler, died three months ago, Vandana could not make it home because of training.
On Saturday, he became the first woman of India to score a hat-trick at the Olympics.
We are nine siblings.
Grandma will ask him to pay attention to household duties and learn how to cook, not waste time playing, “His brother Shekhar, 36, told toi.
Those in his village did not like the idea of ​​a girl joining a boy in sports .
“But father supports him.
He is the only thing to do, “said Shekhar.
In 2000, Roshnabad got his own stadium.” It changed the lives of local girls, including Vandana, “said Manish Pal, a local sports fan.
Vandana played in a school tournament when the coach Pradeep Chinyoti saw it.
When news about Vandana’s achievements broke on Saturday, his village exploded into a celebration.
Crackers left, the songs were sung and the village he had wanted to stop playing proudly.
(With input from Mohammad Anab in Dehradun)